Canada women's national goalball team

Canada women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Canada. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team can consist of up to six athletes, and three team staff when on court, and may also have team managers.

Paralympic Games competition

The team competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, where they finished second.[1] At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, the team finished third.[1] The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished third.[1] The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they finished first.[1]

2000 Sydney

Athletes were: Amy Alsop, Carrie Anton, Nathalie Chartrand, Viviane Forest, Nancy Morin, and Contessa Scott. The team finished first.

2004 Athens

Athletes were: Amy Alsop, Viviane Forest, Kelley Hannett, Annette Lisabeth, Nancy Morin, and Contessa Scott. The team finished first.

2008 Beijing

Athletes were: Amy Alsop, Amy Kneebone, Annette Lisabeth, Nancy Morin, Shawna Ryan, Contessa Scott. Whilst drawing or winning during the round robin component, the team did not make the semi-finals.

2012 London

The women's team made the quarter-finals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

2016 Rio

The women's team came sixth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

World Championships competition

IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first, second or third in the tournament ensures a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.

The 1982 World Goalball Championships were held at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team was one of six teams participating, and they finished third overall.[1] The 1986 World Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.[1] The 1990 World Championships were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.[1] The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished fifth overall.[1] The 1998 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished ninth overall.[1] The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1]

2018 Malmö

Athletes for the 2018 World Championships are: Whitney Bogart (Ottawa, Ontario), Meghan Mahon (Sudbury, Ontario), Nancy Morin (Longueuil, Quebec), Emma Reinke (Saint Thomas, Ontario), Ruby Soliman (Lethbridge, Alberta). Reserve is Brieann Baldock (Edmonton, Alberta).[2]

IBSA Pan-American Games

The 2005 São Paulo hosted IBSA Pan-American Games women's goalball competition had three teams competing: Brazil, Canada and the United States. Brazil finished first, with the United States second and Canada third.[3]

The 2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America.[4] Canada fielded a women's team of:

Whitney Burk (Ottawa, ON)
Amy Kneebone (Charlottetown, PEI)
Annette Lisabeth (Langton, ON)
Shawn Marsolais (New Westminster, BC)
Nancy Morin (Longueuil, QC)
Janice Dawson, head coach (Calgary, AB)
Annie Pouliot, assistant coach (Quebec, QC)
Marie-Claire Holland, physiotherapist (Ottawa, ON)

Competitive history
  • 2000 Paralympic Games. Gold.
  • 2004 Paralympic Games. Gold.

The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.

YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2005IBSA Pan-American Games Brazil5 SeptemberSão Paulo31 Brazil[3]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States6 SeptemberSão Paulo21 United States[3]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States7 SeptemberSão Paulo33[3]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games Brazil7 SeptemberSão Paulo11[3]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States8 SeptemberSão Paulo67 Canada[3]

Goal scoring by competition
Player Goals Competition Notes Ref
Nancy Moran 3 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games [3]
Whitney Burk 2 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games [3]
Contessa Scott 2 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games [3]

See also

References
  1. "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. "Canada announce team for goalball World Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. "Pan American Championships 2005 Results" (in English and Portuguese). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. "2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships". Cision. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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